Swedish summer spirits are set to be further dampened this weekend, with heavy rain forecast across the country.

After the wettest May in decades and a series of heavy downpours this summer, Swedes are bracing themselves for yet more rain this weekend, as the summer sun seems further away than ever.

“A really awful low pressure is coming in from the south and will bring very large amounts of rain. We expect 30-40 millimetres over the weekend, maybe even as much as 60-70,” SVT meteorologist Nils Holmqvist told the TV broadcaster.

To put this into perspective, the average level is 80 millimetres (3.15 inches) of rain for the whole of the month of July.